Bypolls 2026: Voting today in 6 seats across 4 states; Vijay, Suvendu Adhikari and BJP face key tests

Bypolls will be held across six constituencies in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry, with voting on Tuesday and counting on Friday. The contests will test ruling parties and opposition strength ahead of upcoming electoral battles.

New Delhi: The Election Commission will conduct bypolls on Tuesday for five Assembly seats and one Lok Sabha constituency across Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry. Votes will be counted on Friday.

The seats going to polls are Madurantakam and Dharapuram in Tamil Nadu, Thattanchavady in Puducherry, Rejinagar and Nandigram in West Bengal, and the Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency in Assam.

The elections are taking place amid scrutiny of the Election Commission following reports of differences between Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners........

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